Liquid weighing or measuring machine.



No 857,996. PATENTBD JUNE 25, 1907.

A F. O. HAGUE.

LIQUID WEIGHING' OR MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2, 1906.

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PATENTED JUNE 25' P. 0. HAGUE. LIQUID-WBIGHING OR MBA SURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.2, 1906.

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' NVENTQR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FRANK 0. HAGUE, or HORNELL, NEW YBEIE, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO. FRANK J. NEDSON, or HORNELL, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 25, 1 907.

Application filed October 2, 1906. Serial No. 337,087.

"7'0 (1. whmn it may concerni- Be it known that I, FRANK O. HAGUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at IIornell, in the county of Steuben and State 5 of New York, have invented a new and useful Liquid Weighing or Measuring Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for weighing or measuring milk and other liq- 1O uids and has for its object to provide means whereby a pre-determined quantity of li uid may be withdrawn from a storage-tan or reservoir and accurately and conveniently measured without the employment of the r 5 usual graduated vessels or measures.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for automatically controlling the supply of liquid from the storage-tank and means for indicating the quantity of liquid 20 withdrawn from said tank.

A further object is to provide an endless belt or chain having a plurality of buckets secured thereto and actuated by the weight of the milk for rotating the same, said belt be- 25 ing operatively connected with a disk or wheel arranged in the path of the valveopcrating lever and adapted to actuate the latter for moving the valve to closed position.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts 3 hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may he resorted to within the scope of the ap- 0 pended claims.

In the accompanying drawings form'inga part of this specification: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a liquid-measuring machine constructed in accordance with my in- 45 vention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the rotating disk and associated parts. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction 0f 50 the arrow indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view partly in elevation of the indicating dial. Fig. (i is a side elevation of the valve and cut-oil lever.

receiving-tank 8, as shown.

In carrying the invention into effect there is provided a storage-tank 5 adapted to receive the skimmed milk or other liquid to be' dispensed, said tank being provided with a depending pipe 6 having a valve 7 mounted for rotation therein for controlling the supply of liquid from the storage-tank. Arranged below the storage-tank 5 is a receiving tank 8 having an inclined bottom 9 terminating in a discharge nozzle 10 for drawing ofi the liquid after the same has been measured.

Arranged within the receiving tank 8 and journaled on suitable stub shafts 11 are sprocket-wheels 12 on which is mounted for rotation a sprocket chain 13 carrying a plue rality of buckets 14 adapted to receive the after the latter is discharged through the pipe 6.

Secured to or formed integral with the upper sprooket-whcel 12 is a beveled gear 15 which meshes with a corresponding beveled gear 16 secured to one end of a horizontally disposed shaft 17 the latter being mounted in suitable bearings 18 extending laterally from the side walls of the receiving-tank 8. Keyed to the opposite end of the shaft 17 is a worm 17 which meshes with a worm-wheel 1 9 secured to and mounted for rotation with the stub-shaft 20. Loosely mounted on the shaft 20 is a wheel or disk 21 having its periphery formed with an annular groove 22 for the reception of a belt or cable 23, the latter being seated in a similar groove 24 formed in a corresponding disk or wheel 25 mounted for rotation on a bracket 26 fastened in any suitable manner to the exterior walls of the Surrounding the wheels or disks 21 and 25 are stationary. collars or rings 27 and 27each having stamped or otherwise printed on the face thereof a plurality of graduations indicating the different quantities of milk either in pints or pounds to be withdrawn from the storagetank.

The disk 25- is provided with a suitable operating handle 28 whereby said disk may be rotated so as to impart a corresponding movement to the disk 21.

Secured to the interior walls of the tank 8 milk or other liquid from the storage-tank cut-ofi' lever 32.

in any suitable manner as by screws or simi- 1 tank lar fastening devices 29 is one end of a spring locking lever 30 the opposite end of which is disposed parallel with the rear face of the disk 21 and is provided with a terminal catch 31 for engagement with the adjacent end of a The cut-off lever 32 is pivoted at 33 to a spout or nozzle 34 arranged within the tank 8 and is provided at its upper V the disk 21 is a cam 37 which engages a similar cam or lug 38 extending inwardly from the spring locking lever 30 and serves to move the locking lever 30 laterally to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing thereby releasing the cut-oil lever and permitting the spring 38 to tilt the lever and automatically close the valve. One end of the spring 38 is secured to an eye 39 formed in the slotted end of the cut-off lever while the opposite end thereof is secured to an arm' 40 extending vertically above the receiving tank 8.

As a means for manually opening the valve there is provided a cordor cable 41 one end of which is attached to the eye 39 while the opposite end thereof passes over alined pulleys 42 and is provided with a terminal handle 43 so that by exerting a downward pull on the handle 43 the cut-off lever will be moved laterally against the tension of the spring 34 and into engagement with the catch 31 on the spring locking lever 30.

Secured to or formed integral with the wheel or disk 21 is a ratchet-wheel 44 which engages a pawl 45 pivotally mounted on the worm-wheel 19. It will thus be seen that when the disk 25 is rotated to indicate the desired quantity of milk to be withdrawn from the'storage-tank the pawl 45 will ride freely over the teeth on the ratchet 44 and thus ermit the disk to be set without effecting t e endless conveyer and when the conveyer is rotated the pawl 45 will engage the ratchet 44 and thus key the disk 21 to the shaft 20 and cause a corresponding move- 5 the disk 25 is rotated by means of a handle 28 until the arrow or pointer 48 registers with the numeral 20, a corresponding movement being imparted to the disk 21 through the medium of the belt 22 as before stated. The operator then grasps the handle 43 and exerts a downward pull on the cord 41 which moves the cut-off lever 32 against the tension of the spring 34 so as to cause the lower or free end thereof to engage the catch 31 and in which position the valve will be opened thus permitting the milk or other liquid in the storage-tank to llow through the valve and discharge nozzle 34 into buck,- ets on the endless belt. The weight of the milk in the buckets 14 will rotate the belt and through the medium of the gearing rotate the disk 21 in the direction of the arrow indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. As the disk 21 rotates the cam or lug 37 will engage the corresponding cam or lug 38 on spring locking lever 30 thereby tilting the latter to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3 and releasing the cut-ofi' lever 32 so that the spring .38 will automatically close the valve and cut oil the supply of milk from the storagetank. When the lug or cam 37 clears the lug 38 the spring action of the locking lever 30 will automatically return said-lever to the full line position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and in which position the catch 31 will again engage the cut-off lever and lock the same in open position when the cable 41 is operated. As the endless chain or belt rotatesthe contents of the buckets will be discharged into the hopperor inclined end of flexible endless conveyer actuated by the Weight of the liquid for automatically tripping the cut-off lever thereby -to-close the valve.

2. In a measuring machine, a storage tank a receiving tank,'a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-off lever o eratively connected with the valve, a lexib e endless conveyer mounted for rotation in the receiving tank and actuated by the weight of the liquid for automatically tri ping the cut-off lever thereb to close t e valve, and means for manual y moving the valve to open position.

3. In a measuring machine, a storage-tank,

a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling the flow of liquid from the storage-tank to the receiving tank, -a cut-off lever operatively connected with the valve, and a flexible end less conveyer arranged within the receivingtankandactuated by the weig'htof the liquid for. automatically tripping the cut-off-leveb thereby to close the valve.

4. In a measuring machine, a storage-tank, a receiving-tank, a valve for-controlling the flow of liquid in the storage-tank,.a cut-oil lever operatively connected with the valve,

tripping mechanism for automatically movmg the valve to closed osition, a flexible endless conveyer dispose within the receiving tank for operating the trippingmechanism, and mean'sfor moving the valve to open position.

5. In a measuring machine, a storage-tank, a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-off lever operatively, connected with the valve, tripping mechanism for automatically closin the valve, an'e'ndlessbelt arran ed within t e receiving-tank and operated by the weight of the liquid for actuatingthe tripping mechanism, and means for manually opening the valve.

6. a measuring machine, a storage-tank, a receivin -tank, a valve for controllingthe liquid in t e storage-tank, a cut-oif lever associated with the valve, tripping mechanism for automatically closing the valve, wheels -mounted forrotat'ion within the receiving tank, an endless belt engaging the wheels and provided with spacedbuckets, said belt being operated by the weight of the liquid for actuating the tripping mechanism and means for manually opening the valve. 7. Ina measur1ng-mac'hine,a stora e-tank, a receiving-tank, a valve for control ing the flow of liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-ofi' lever opera'tively connected with the valve, means for locking the valve in open position, wheels mounted for rotation within the receiving tank, andan endless belt engaging the wheels andprovided with spaced buckets, said belts being'actuated by the weight of the liquid for automatically releasing the locking means thereby to moved'to closed posltion.

8. In a measuring machine, a storage-tank, a receivin -tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in t estorage-tank, a cut-oif leverop- 'eratively connected withthe valve, a spring latch adapted to engage the cut-off lever for locking the valve in open position, a flexible endless conveyer operable by the weight of the liquid for releasing the lockin means, and a spring connected to one end 0 thecutoff lever for automatically returning the valve to closed position when the locking means is released.

9. In a measuring machine, a storage-tank,

' a receiving tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-off lever operatively connected with the-valve, a spring ermit'the valve to be locking the valve in open position, adisk having a lug secured thereto'and adapted to engage the spring latch for automatically releasing the cut-off lever, and an endless carrier actuated by the weight of the liquid for rotating the disk.

10. In a measuring machine, a storagetank, a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-ofi lever operatively connectedwith'the'valve, a disk mounted for rotation within the receivingtank, a spring latch s aced from oneside. of the disk and ada to to engage the cut-off lever for locking t e valve in open position, a lug extending laterally from the disk and adapted to engage the latch for releasing the latter thereby-to permitthe valve to move to closed position, an endless carrier provided with a series of buckets and actuated by the weight of the liquid forrotating the disk, and a nozzle for directing the liquid from the storage-tank into said buckets.

11. In a measuring machine, astorage-- tank, a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank and provided with a laterally extending pin,a cut-ofi lever having its intermediate portion pivoted andone end thereof provided with an elongated slot for the reception of the pin, a spring latch adapted to engage the freeend of the cut-ofl lever for locking the valve in open position, a disk mounted for rotation in the receiving-tank, a cam carried by the disk and adapted to engage the latch for releasing the latter from engagement with the cut-ofi 'le ver, a spring for automatically closing the valve when the latch is released, and means operable by the weight of the liquid for rotatj- I ing the disk.

12.- In a measuring machine, a storagetank, a receiving tank, a valve for controlling the flow of liquid in the storage-tank, a cutoff lever operatively connected with the valve, a locking member ada ted to engage the adjacent end of the cut-o lever for locklatch adapted to engage the cut-ofi lever for too ing the valve in open position, a pair of spaced revoluble disks one of which is provided with a laterally extending lug adapted to engage the locking member for automatically releasing the cut-01f lever, a cable connecting said disks, and means actuated by the weight of the liquid for imparting movement to the lug carrying disk.

' 13. In a measuring machine, a storage tank, a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling the liquid in the storage-tank, aJcut-off lever operatively connected with the valve, a looking member ada ted to engage the adjacent end of the cut-o lever for locking the valvein open position, a shaft provided with a worm-wheel, a disk loosely mounted on the shaft, spaced sprocket-wheels mounted for rotation in the receiving-tank,'an endless carrier engaging the sprocket-wheel and actuated by the weight of the liquid, a shaft operatively connected with one of the sprocketwheels and provided with a worm' meshing with the worm-wheel, a ratchet-wheel carried 5 by the disk, and a pawl ivotally mounted on the worm-wheel and adhpted to engage the teeth on the ratchet-wheel.

14. In a measuring machine, a storagetank, a receiving-tank, a valve for controlling 10 the liquid in the storage-tank, a cut-ofl lever operatively connected with the valve and actuated by the weight of the liquid for auto' matically tripping the cut-ofi Valve thereby to close the valve, spaced revoluble disks prot 5 vided with peripheral grooves, a belt c'onnecting said disks and seated in the grooves, statlonary collars surrounding the disks and provided with a series of graduations adapted to register with indices on the disks, and a handle secured to one of the disks for rotating 2 the same thereby to impart movement to the 0p osite disk.

FRANK O. HAGUE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS C. CLARK, O. A. RICHARDSON; 

